Earthquake details

Sunday, September 18, 2022 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 08:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Itoman (Japan - JP), about 166.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.005 and latitude 26.258.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	26.258, 126.005
UTC time	2022-09-18 08:09:58.854

Location	Naha
Country	Japan (JP)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2022-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Itoman	166.9 km
Naha	167.2 km
Tomigusuku	167.6 km
Kanegusuku	172.0 km
Urasoe	172.2 km
Nishihara	173.6 km
Yaese	174.2 km
Yomitan	174.3 km
Ginowan	175.3 km
Nanjō	176.4 km
Hirara	176.6 km
Miyakojima	177.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 21:04 UTC	266.3 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:28 UTC	250.5 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2026-04-07 20:05 UTC	254.0 km
M 4.7 Naha Japan · 2026-03-20 03:35 UTC	262.9 km
M 4.4 Naha Japan · 2026-03-09 20:05 UTC	253.2 km
M 4.3 Naha Japan · 2026-02-09 01:10 UTC	210.2 km
M 4.1 Naha Japan · 2025-11-25 01:44 UTC	100.8 km
M 4.5 Naha Japan · 2025-11-19 17:17 UTC	248.0 km

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